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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 凄苦

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
凄苦 qī kǔ - bleak; miserable

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - 59,245 57,255 49,935

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
- intense cold
- frigid
- dismal
- grim
- bleak
- sad
- mournful
- also written 淒|凄[qi1]
- variant of 淒|凄[qi1]
- sad
- mournful
- intense cold
- frigid
- dismal
- grim
- bleak
- sad
- mournful
- bitter
- hardship
- pain
- to suffer
- to bring suffering to
- painstakingly

Other Words Containing 凄苦

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
凄苦 - - 59,245 57,255 49,935